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Avalanche Forecast

Archived

Feb 16th, 2026–Feb 17th, 2026

Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Alpine
Natural avalanches unlikely, human triggered possible.
Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.
Below Treeline
Natural avalanches unlikely.

Regions

North Columbia, Clearwater, McBride, Premier, Quesnel, Clemina, Kakwa, Renshaw, Robson.

Wind slabs may remain triggerable near ridgetops.

Use extra caution if entering wind-affected terrain.

Confidence

Moderate

  • We are uncertain due to a highly variable snowpack.

Avalanche Summary

Sunday

  • Several small, size 1 wind slabs around 15 cm deep were triggered by skiers in different parts of the region. These slabs generally occurred on steep wind-loaded features.

Friday & Saturday

  • A few loose dry sluffs up to size 2 were observed in different parts of the region.

Snowpack Summary

2 to 10 cm is forecast for overnight and Tuesday, with generally light easterly winds. Older wind slabs formed over the past couple of days may remain triggerable near ridgetops.

Below that, 30 to 60 cm of snow is covering a melt-freeze crust from Feb 7th, with surface hoar over it in isolated sheltered areas. This layer may be reactive in some parts of the region, such as south of Valemount, and near Clearwater where there have been recent reports of whumpfing.

A layer of surface hoar/facets/crust from late January may be found buried 60 to 100 cm. This layer seems to have gone dormant.

The remaining snowpack is well settled with no layers of concern.

Weather Summary

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy. 0 to 7 cm of snow. 20 km/h east ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -13 °C.

Tuesday

Mix of sun and clouds. 0 to 2 cm of snow. 10 km/h southeast ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -18 °C.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. 10 km/h southwest ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -21 °C.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. 10 km/h west ridgetop wind. Treeline temperature -20 °C.

More details can be found in the Mountain Weather Forecast.

Terrain and Travel Advice

  • Be careful as you transition into wind-affected terrain.
  • Recent wind has varied in direction, so watch for wind slabs on all aspects.
  • Seek out sheltered terrain where new snow hasn't been affected by wind.
  • Surface hoar distribution is highly variable. Avoid generalizing your observations.

Problems

Wind Slabs

Wind Slab avalanches are the release of a cohesive layer of snow (a slab) formed by the wind. Wind typically transports snow from the upwind sides of terrain features and deposits snow on the downwind side. Wind slabs are often smooth and rounded and sometimes sound hollow, and can range from soft to hard. Wind slabs that form over a persistent weak layer (surface hoar, depth hoar, or near-surface facets) may be termed Persistent Slabs or may develop into Persistent Slabs.